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Review
. 2008 Jun 3;178(12):1571-2.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.080507.

Outpatient thromboprophylaxis after hip or knee surgery: discrepancies and concerns

William D Fisher  1 , Alexander G G Turpie
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Review

Outpatient thromboprophylaxis after hip or knee surgery: discrepancies and concerns

William D Fisher et al. CMAJ. .
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